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Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn Road, Darwen BB3 0AL
Darwen Vale High School is a non-selective academy. It has 90 staff (about 85 FTEs), including 55 teachers (about 50 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Pupil:teacher ratio.
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.22, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.8, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £275 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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